She received the gift of God [Greek mythology]

How nice it would be if Hermes had really said these words to her.

You can't have such thoughts.But Pandora couldn't help but think so.Everything in the dream is the froth in the sea of ​​Hermes spirit, the reflection of memories and emotions that have been twisted and twisted several times.Words that cannot be said, things that cannot be done, likes and dislikes, love and dislike, all are staged in the dream, and each goes to the end.

She even wondered for a moment, is this really Hermes' dream, rather than her own regretful dream?

The love of Hermes, who taught her tricks and deceptions, is like a web, woven with the sweetest words and dazzling surprises.She was entangled in the net willingly, as long as she believed that he would hold her up, she would not fall.The holes between the silk threads were narrow and narrow, so he didn't have to look out.The outside is something that he thinks does not need to be explained, and it is an obstacle and responsibility that can be left to him with full authority.

He has a hundred ways to show his love to her, but he won't be as straightforward as the young Hermes, with punches to the flesh, but he will also expose his weakness, and send it to her to be slaughtered with a nod and a shake of the head.

Some boundaries became blurred as her mind turned, light and fluffy, like the frost on the leaves melting little by little in the sunlight.

Pandora's lips moved.

Hermes blocked the words she was about to say with his fingertips.

"Don't rush to answer," he almost begged her, "give me a chance, and I will prove it to you. Everything I say is true, and I will do it."

He was afraid that this would not work, so he softened his tone and asked for her approval: "Is that okay?"

Should have declined, but what Pandora spit out in the end was: "...OK."

She felt it was wrong, but then she couldn't help but excuse herself, it doesn't matter, it's a dream anyway, if it's a dream, she will wake up, she can't really stay by his side forever.Just indulge yourself and have a good dream.That way she can really let go and be good to them all.

All troublesome thoughts vanished in the instant the boy's entire face lit up with joy.

Hermes took her hand: "Where do you want to go? No matter where it is, I can take you there."

"Really anywhere?"

He raised his eyebrows, dissatisfied with her questioning: "Anywhere is fine."

"Then I want to go to the ends of the earth."

Hermes froze for a moment, then laughed: "Are you sure? The journey is long, and it takes a long time to fly."

She nodded, and he looked around, talking about making preparations, collecting red wattle and myrtle branches among the trees by the lake, peeling off the rough skin, and then weaving the twigs into slippers.

He jumped off the high rocks on the lakeshore, turned around and asked with the straw sandals in his hands, "Try it on?"

Pan Duo reached out to pick it up, but found that he didn't seem to have the intention of handing over the shoes.She stared at him in astonishment for a moment, then suddenly understood, and stumbled a little in surprise: "I...I can wear it myself."

Hermes tilted his head and stared at her, blinking innocently.

This kind of cub-like cunning gaze is astonishingly lethal.She bit her lip, helplessly, and slowly lifted her right calf.He leaned over and took off the leather lace-up shoes she was wearing, and put his fingers on the ankles from behind, and replaced them with the light straw sandals he woven.His fingertips brushed against her ankle, and she retracted subconsciously, but he grabbed her tightly to prevent her from moving, his face was calm, his movements were gentle but powerful, but she wanted to tremble for no reason.

Pandora's stiffness extended to her toes, Hermes raised her eyes in surprise, as if realizing something for the first time, her green eyes flickered, and she didn't say anything.As if unintentionally, when helping her put on her left shoe, his fingertips gently rubbed along the arc of the heel.She almost kicked him.

Hermes didn't continue to tease her: "Would you like to try taking a few steps?"

Pandora took a long breath and jumped off the stone.The new shoes fit well, are soft, light and breathable. They are obviously made of branches, but they seem to be stepping on clouds.She took two steps forward casually, but her eyes blurred, and when she looked intently, she actually moved a full dozen steps away.

"That way you can fly as fast as I can."

She gave him a sideways glance for the little action just now, and said, "Thank you."

"Then let's go."

Saying so, Hermes took her hand.

They took off lightly from the valleys of Arcadia to the ocean currents guarded by Oceanus at the end of the earth.

Hermes slowed down from time to time, repeatedly checking whether Pandora was tired: whether she should go to the woods below to rest for a while, or drink a sip of cool spring water to quench her thirst.She is not used to his careful ingratiation, but if she declines, he will not say much, but when she suddenly looks sideways, it is too late to retract her aggrieved gaze; as long as he shows weakness like this, she will soften her heart, and next time he will propose to her On the way, she took a detour to see some rare fruit trees, and she had no choice but to agree.So the journey towards the ocean gets longer and longer.

But it’s no big deal to spend half a day more, and it’s not a big deal to add a day or two, anyway, the flow of time in dreams is different from reality.

Probably afraid that she would suddenly disappear again, Hermes was almost inseparable from her.Just passing by a lake in a valley, Pandora said half-jokingly: "If I want to take a bath, will you still hold my hand like this?"

Hermes choked, obviously trying to control his expression.

She bent her lips when she saw this, but he suddenly said dryly: "I won't peek."

"But our Ningfu didn't care much about such things." Pandora brought out her false identity and continued to tease him boldly.

The young envoy looked at her for a moment with his lips pursed, and said concisely, "That's good."

"what?"

In a blink of an eye, Hermes pulled her down and plunged into the center of the rippling lake.

The lake water was clear and shallow, only reaching the waist of a person, but when it fell, it caused layers of ripples, and Pandora was soaked.On the other hand, Hermes, the envoy's cloak and hat are weatherproof, but he didn't get a drop of water on his body, and it looked as if all the waves of the lake walked around him alone.

He was also not polite, looked at her generously, and added: "You said it."

"You...!" Pandora simply raised her hand to take off his hat, and slapped the other arm on the water.The splashing water drenched Hermes' head and face, his black hair was wet and thicker, sticking to his forehead and cheeks, and his pursed lips were shockingly red.Water droplets rolled down from the tip of his hair unstoppably, slid over his neck, around his cloak, and slipped behind his collar. He shrugged his shoulders uncomfortably, squinted his eyes to look at her, and the thin drops of water hung on the tips of his eyelashes Trembling, the ray of emerald light between the eyelashes flickered dangerously.

Pandora suspected that she was going too far, and vigilantly floated in place.

He wiped the water droplets on his face with his backhand, and said in a serious tone: "Pandora,"

She waited for the rest of the text, and didn't watch out for him taking the opportunity to return it as it was, throwing his arms and splashing her all over the face.She backed away screaming, and he laughed out loud, nearly swallowing the lake water she slapped back.

The splashing and laughter lasted for a while before it stopped.

"Take off the cloak too, or it won't be fair." Pandora wiped her watery eyes with the back of her hand, losing her temper half-truthfully.

Hermes said straightforwardly, "When did I say that we should be fair?"

She made a gesture to pull his cloak, but he grabbed her wrist, causing her to be unsteady, and hit his chest directly.He supported her, and in the end somehow it became a gesture similar to an intimate embrace.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

The fish that were disturbed and fled also sank silently to the bottom of the water.

Hermes stared down at her, his thumb slowly brushing his wet cheek.

Like the atmosphere just before the kiss.Pandora didn't know whether to close her eyes or simply push him away.

But he didn't keep bowing his head, and just pinched her face.

She froze for a moment, and then felt the blood of embarrassment rushing to her face after a long absence.

"It's the first time I saw you laughing." The young man's voice was a little hoarse, as if he felt that it wasn't enough, he squeezed again, with neither light nor heavy force, "Did I tell you? I can make you happy."

Before she could answer, Hermes dragged her to the shore first, his back showing the rogue that she couldn't hear what she said.Pandora's fingers curled up, and he pinched it even harder, not giving her a chance to loosen it.

After quickly blowing away the water drops on his body with spells, Hermes skillfully lit a fire on the bank, intending to rest for a while before starting again.

After going crazy for a while, Pandora was also a little tired, sitting by the fire with a branch, turning the firewood over and over again.Hermes sat beside her, and spoke after a long time: "If you feel that I'm watching you too closely, so it's uncomfortable, I'll pay attention later." He pursed his lips: "I'm just afraid that I won't catch you. You, you will suddenly disappear again."

"Even if I get separated from you, I will reappear later. Only by following you can I find what I'm looking for."

"But how long will it take? Is it another 100 years? Or longer?" His speech speed accelerated, "And if I'm not at the place where you were lost when you reappear, how will you find me?"

Pandora smiled and didn't answer.She could never say that in this dream that belonged to him, she would always meet him again.

Hermes seemed to have made a decision. He grabbed her hand and said solemnly: "There are not enough temples built for me. If I don't have a branch nearby, I can't hear you when you call me. So , I will teach you how to call me."

Pandora's body trembled slightly, she tried to withdraw her hand, but he was more determined than before, he must hold her hand, guiding her to write marks in the air with her fingertips: two intertwined arcs drawn by the tiny shining stars line, a short vertical line below.She is too familiar, so familiar that her body still remembers how to write when her consciousness is blurred, so familiar that she forgets the original purpose of the pattern formed by strokes.

"do not want!"

She didn't know where she got the strength to break free and push him away.

Hermes froze.He was visibly confused.Maybe it was because the fear on her face was too strong, he couldn't help but lower his voice to explain, like coaxing and comforting a frightened little animal: "It's just a symbol calling me, as long as you—"

As long as she draws this symbol, no matter where he is, he will arrive.

"Enough!" Vision became blurred, Pandora thought her voice was too sharp, which only intensified the dizzy suffocation.She took a deep breath and said bluntly but very clearly: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."